Roofing-tool.



T. C. HOLSGL'AW.

ROOFING TOOL.

APPLIUATION FILEDIBB. 7, 1912.

1,073,580. Patented sept.1 :5, -1913.

- P W [TA/E5555 INVENTOR V I nnpllontion iilcn To all/whom it moy concern:

Pgc itknofwn thntI', THOMAS- o citizen of. tho"Urnitcd stntestgjres dmgtat Horscshoet in the; county of. Hcnderson and State oi North finrolina hayo invented: certnin ncwand useful lmprovemontsin'lioof-l hag-Tools; and I (lo-hereby Y doclnro the .fol-

' lowing to ho a fulh-clennand exact ieztcrip-v tionfof thoinvention, such aajwill cnnble others skilled in thet lort to which it. oppertnins to make and use the some.

This invention relates to ..1.. .....1.n... particularly to roofingtoola. j ,An cbjcct'oftho invention is to provigloln roofing tool which may be rcnclilyl oninloycd for. trimming. bonding nndorimmnatiwtln along the valieys. ;,und- I canonically "-ifortrim.

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A inrthcrobject is to provide a tool which will noriorm tho zihovo'rnontion cd dutico witliont tho ncconsity of mirroring the shinggicn for trimming? them. H

Othcr objects and advantages will be hereinnftcrsotforth and nointcd out in the :incciiicntionjnnd claims. o

intho accompanying drawings which are nnulo n part of this application, Figure; is n sirio view of tho tool, tho nppcr portion of the hnndlcaiicing broken away. Fig. 2' is a top plan View, the handles being also broken away in this view. Fig. 3 is a cross soctionnl view on the line 3-3 of Fig.1. Fig. ,4 is cross scctionnl view onthe line 44 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a fragmental plain View of a roof and its valley, with my improved roofing tool in operative position.

Referring more particularly to the-drawinns in which similnr reference numerals rlosignnto corresponding parts throughout the suvcrnl views. 1 represents the handles which are pivoted together by means of the bolt .2 and are parallel to one another when the tool is in closed position. The portions of the handles 1 are curved slightly and formed into cooperating blades; 3. as clearly shown for trimming: the edges of the shinglen, unwill he clearly understood. One of the handles 1 is formed with a hammer projection 4 which is adopted to serve iorxirivwing" thoshingles after they are placcd nnd ing nnila through tho shinning, hnmmoringg;

the ccnnis down, ctc.

Each hnncilo 1 carriers; n pair oz intro 5 iormcii thereon, cold jaws promoting: from turned edge. Obviously, liy ropcntcxl w Arm notion ,nsft ntcn ttt tntm oiipo si nide n, tho linntilooncjnw cnrricd byench hnn dloheing highor thnntho othor jaiv pif-Fnn id}'linn'dlo. The jnws v carried by ther oppos tn; handles, howover, are [adopted for close engagement against one another whontii-tool is in closed position. The jaws mnybo readily locked in closed position by means ofthethumb screw 6 carried by-onc handle and adopted to have its point engaged within tho opposite handle. Between the thumb, scrcwfi and the pivot bolt 2, each hnndlcfcarries n' bifurcated block 7 upon its 4 side, ihn ving n the arms 9.,

,Horetofore it thonhinglcs in'itheir nroper positions anril thcreofinfi er which they were rcplncerl anti nnilodin position for the operation of unit? the usunl. n onnen; When using this 'ne'r v \l-ghnpe channel Slmtween ghas boonv necessary to plncc 7o 'ninrl-r ther'rnthen remove thoshingl'cs and trim the some and bend or cr mp the edges toolg'fhoweven'onchfshingle in plnccd inpo sitionlandnnilcd, with the hammen'projcc- ,tion 4 or 'nny'suitablc tool for this pi 'rnozc,

and it'is thereupon ready for the tri nni ing and bondinn onorntio'iis' which may" honoriormcd by the blades 3 and jaws 5 respecuvn Tho shingle having boon nuilecl in place 'nnd turned, the progechng edgethercof is then caught between the jaws 5 and tli'otool is nowturned for bending snicl edge down 1 ward, under the upturned and inclined etlfie of the valley strip. The tool may then closed, so that the closed converging 'nws;

ns shown in Fig. 3, may he employc for hammerin the down turned edge outliciently an or. the said up-turncd edge of the valley to allow the operator to clnmp the bent under edge of the tin shingle and clench or crimp snid bent-under edge tightly upon said lip-turned edge, whereupon, the handles are swung; in the direction of mid edge, while the jaws are gripping the same, so thotthe bifurcated blocks 9 urn caused to impinge upon the (limo-turned edge of the shingle, no onto bend it umlcr sold n fy changing the gripping position of tho jnws iiilnmi each time swinging the handles intern y, as dcoorihcd, thc (lcpcnclingg mlgo of the clenched or crimped thereunder, the tin shingle 17 has been trimmed, but not turned down or under, and the shingle 18 has been secured in place, but has not been trimmed or turned. After the seam 13 has been formed, as described in the foregoing, it may then be hammered down parallel with the-side of the valley on which it is formed, and this operation may be performed by means ofthe poll or hammer elements.

The cooperating plates or nippers 3 and (clamping-jaws 5 are automatically separated .zpon the release of the pressure upon the outer ends of the handles 1, by means of the leaf spring 10 resting within the channel 11 provided therefor in the lower clamping .jaw ,5, the forward. end .ofthe spring 10-being secured in position in the channel 11 by means of a suitable screw 12 or other fasteningdevi'ce while the rear end of the spring projects beyond the jaw 5, it being understood that-the spring is positioned between the lower and upper jaws. YVhen the outer ends of the handles 1 are drawn together, forcing the clamping jaws 5 toward one another, the spring 10 is bent by'the jaws and forced into the channel 11 provided therefor in the upper face of the lower jaw 5 when said jaws are pressed tightly together.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a roofing tool which will be highly eflicient in the performance of its duties and which is of such construction that it may be readily and cheaply manufactured.

What I claim is: Y

I 1. A tool comprising pivotally united handles having cooperating clamping jaws upon one side, and bifurcated bending and crimping blocks carried'by the handles for cooperation with the clamping jaws.

2. A tool comprising handles pivotally connected to one another, bending and crimping blocks carried by said handles, and clamping jaws projecting from said handles and adapted for cooperation with the bending and crimping blocks.

8. A roofing tool comprising pivoted handles having cooperating clamping jaws upon one side, bifurcated guide blocks carried by the-handles for cooperation with the clamping jaws, said'clamping jaws being adapted to be pressed toward one another, and means positioned between the jaws for automatically separating the latter.

In testimony whereof I havev signed, my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS c HOLSOLAW. Witnesses I R. L. GAsH, J. L. BELL.

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